The only thing that stops the dust is the rain. It’s a sweet reprieve, but there is no middle ground. The land is either as dry as the Betty Ford clinic, or as wet as the ocean floor. Everything can be seen from the ridge overlooking Armadillo as John Marston gently bounces along atop...

Welcome to the Quarter finals folks. We have the eight survivors from this clusterfuck of a showdown here for you today, and once again we will be crowning a new champion!

some statistics of course.

Of our eight finalists, only four games are represented this time around, Tekken, Dead or Alive, Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.

3 Out of 8 of the fighters this time around are females, two of which have made it this far before (Kasumi made the finals in the very first showdown, and Cammy has made the semifinals in Showdown number 3.)

Sub-Zero is, for the third time ever, the last MK character standing (Scorpion and Shang Tsung have had that honor.)

Heihachi has made his 6th quarter final appearance, the most of any character at this stage.

Marshall Law makes his 4th quarter final appearance.

The only newcomers to this state are Ken and Hitomi, who have made their first ever quarter finals appearance.